What potentially fatal risk presents for an unstable rib fracture

What is the mediastinum

Which of the following are signs and symptoms for a tension pneumothorax

What mnemonic can be used to assess a patients breathing and for a tension pneumothorax

What Ambulance clinician procedure can be used to manage a tension pneumothorax

On managing a sucking chest wound, what type of dressing should be used

What is the aimed systolic for a patient with penetrating torso trauma

The heart has how many layers to it

The pericardial space can be found where

What is the name of the fluid in the pericardial space

What triad can be used to help identify cardiac tamponade

Define a flail chest

Which of the signs and symptoms below make up Beck’s triad

Which layer is the Endocardium within the structure of the heart

The pericardium of the heart is an elastic membrane, True or False

Where there is a chest injury and hypo-resonance is percussed, this would indicate what type of injury

When positively ventilating a treated tension pneumothorax patient with a needle thoracocentesis in place, it is possible for a tension pneumothorax to re-develop, True or False

Around how much fluid is contained within the pericardial space

A flail chest can cause significant breathing disruption due to which of the following

With a flail chest, where possible, allowing the patient to sit supported at what angle can help with respirations

Which pleura lines the outer walls of the lungs

What fluid can be found within the pleural cavity

A pneumothorax/haemothorax occurs when air or fluid enters the

Depending on whether a pneumo/haemothorax, air will usually collect towards the top of the lungs, the apex, whereas fluid typically collects at the bases of the lungs, True or False

A tension pneumothorax occurs due to what complication